To conclude Hook Week we embarked on fieldwork to Cusworth Hall to explore the historic house, learn more about toys and continue to reflect on how we play.
We love taking part in the Gnome Trail and were extremely lucky that Eila’s Mum was able to run a workshop and give us the opportunity to play with some of the museums toys.
I was very impressed with HoWLs today too. Well done Crew Robson!
This week we have been trying to guess what our autumn expedition will be! We have had experts with old toys visiting our school, a play afternoon to showcase our favourite toys and a fieldwork trip to Cusworth Hall Museum. Here we are getting hooked on expeditionary learning! We would like to say a special thank you to our visitors and experts for all of your generosity this week. Also, a massive thank you to our volunteer helpers Mrs T and Blue for coming on our trip and Eila’s mum for your toy workshop at Cusworth Hall! We are so grateful for your acts of kindness in bringing this Hook Week alive.
In writing, the children have been learning all about The Gingerbread Man. Throughout the week, they have been busy making their own gingerbread men, creating a large gingerbread man and even making the fox!
Take a peep at what they have been up to this week and see all the wonderful learning they have been enjoying!
To conclude our day of play we enjoyed a toy afternoon.
I was so proud to see children sharing their toys, using manners and engaging in purposeful play.
Today we were lucky to take part in a DGLAM workshop all about the history of toys.
We learnt about how toys have changed, the origin of Teddy Bears and how Doncaster’s most famous bear was made in Adwick.
We also got to play with lots and lots of different toys. We had a great time!
As part of our Hook Week activities we will be holding a Toy Afternoon on Wednesday 2nd September.
Children are allowed to bring one toy into school to play with during the afternoon.
Please ensure it is named and can be kept in a carrier bag on their peg until the afternoon.
Thanks
KS1 Crew
This week, our learning has been based around the story The Gingerbread Man.
In Writing, we listened to and watched the story before working on putting the events in the correct order.
During Life Skills, we enjoyed making our own gingerbread men. Then, on Friday, we had the big treat of decorating them before getting to eat our delicious creations!
In Maths, we explored numbers up to 10 using a Gingerbread Man theme. We also spent time exploring and enjoying our reading corner.
CrewRobson loved taking part in Tough Runner this morning.
It was lovely to see everyone challenging themselves and showing courage and resilience.
Well done Crew!
What an amazing first week back we have had; I have been so impressed with the resilience and maturity of everyone and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together this year.
Here are just a few of our highlights!
Crew Challenges
Crew challenge – egg drop
Becoming bucket fillers
Hiding our rocks
Kindness badges
Climbing Frame
